One of the crew figures is said to be by Iron Cross - presumably the commander of theBlitzkrieg Miniatures vehicle. The only company with a matching name which I can find is Iron Cross Miniatures, based in Germany, who only appear to make German infantry and gun crews. Is this figure by a different company, and, if so, could you please provide a link?

Well.I've not a favourite one, but if I've to bought a fourth I choose the Blitzkrieg Sherman, why?- It was the cheapest model.- It is the one that has the least parts to assemble (5), a very important factor for who has dozens of storage minis (a wargamer curse).- I really like the detail of the serial numbers placed on the mantlet, turret and hull.- The gun barrel it's made of aluminum and brass, like RBmodel.

The most detailed model is undoubtedly the Rubicon, but it has many pieces, an authentic plastic kit.

I also like the Warlord turret, but I'm not a fan of their tracks system. They do not have a perfect fit and have some flaws resulting from a mold that is probably already quite worn.I also had to change the gun barrel for a Rubicon one, which I had in my spare box. The original was quite thick, completely out of scale, I think !!

So, as I have the complete Sherman Troop for my US Battlegroup FoTR units, I do not need to buy no more M4A3E8.

Thanks for the clarification. I have the Warlord M4A3E8, and this post, along with the anticipated arrival of What a Tanker! motivated me to build it, but I can only find half of it (hull and left side tracks, and most of the metal parts including the driver but, not the commander.) Many of my other kits are equally dispersed. My comparison gallery will be some time coming.